Develops shade, not tails (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEADS Develops shade, not tails (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jul 6, 2026
8% TINT Shade (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 1, 2026
8% HUE Shade (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 1, 2026
8% HUES Shades (4) Thomas Joseph Jul 30, 2026
7% PIONEER Lead the development of (7) The Times Concise Aug 21, 2026
7% IVORY Shade of white (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 21, 2026
7% LILAC Purple shade (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 21, 2026
7% ECRU Beige shade (4) USA Today Aug 20, 2026
7% SABLE Shade of brown (5) Newsday Aug 20, 2026
7% WAG Shake, as a tail (3)

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